Avi Levy

tomatoes

Give Me a Break: Chromosomal Breaks Facilitate Precise Breeding in Plants

04.07.2017

Life Sciences, Stem Cells, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Using the plant's own DNA repair mechanisms could help breeders select the traits they want

Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

07.06.2017

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new study reveals that there is no difference between the health effects of “wholesome” and white bread

Prof. Avraham Levy

Prof. Avraham Levy

06.04.2016

Prof. Avraham Levy

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Correlations between various “cis” and “trans” effects on gene expression, under different conditions. The correlations range from high (red) to low (blue)

The Secrets of Hybrid Vigor

01.10.2009

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Gene interactions explain how hybrids can differ from both parents

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Illustration: genetically engineered plants became resistant to disease

01.05.2004

Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Research conducted at the Weizmann Institute helps protect the planet’s plant life from potentially detrimental changes in...

In Gulliver's Garden: Tiny Tomatoes Speed Genetic Engineering of Plants

In Gulliver's Garden: Tiny Tomatoes Speed Genetic Engineering of Plants

10.12.1997

Plants and Agriculture

REHOVOT, Israel - December 10, 1997 - A tiny tomato, dubbed "Micro-Tom," may mean big news for genetic...

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Mucin (magenta) in the inner lining of a mouse colon, viewed under a microscope

Slippery Chaperone: Intestinal Mucus Takes Charge of Copper

Prof. Atan Gross and the Austrian dancer Olivia Hild. Photos: Roya Meydan

A New Scientific Movement

Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

Expanding the Limits of the Possible

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Expanding the Limits of the Possible

Human Tumors Are Prized Real Estate for Fungi, Study Finds

Putting Liquid Biopsies on Solid Ground: Cancer Diagnosis from a Milliliter of Blood

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One Protein, Two Programs

A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms

The Limits of Computing

Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship projects.